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Joseph Reisert - Jean-Jacques Rousseau: A Friend of Virtue - 9780801440960 - V9780801440960
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau: A Friend of Virtue

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Description for Jean-Jacques Rousseau: A Friend of Virtue Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.

Scholars have long debated the contribution Rousseau has made to political thought. Is he a theorist of radical individualism, a reactionary advocate for authoritarianism, or just a brilliantly paradoxical but ultimately incoherent controversialist? In the first book devoted to discussion of Rousseau's conception of virtue, Joseph R. Reisert argues that Rousseau's work offers a coherent political theory that both complements and challenges key elements of contemporary liberalism.

Drawing on his deep familiarity with Rousseau's work, Reisert maintains that Rousseau's primary concern was to discover the psychological foundations of virtue, which he understood as the strength of will needed to respect ... Read more

Reisert finds that Rousseau's thought poses a dilemma for modern politics: democratic governments can do little to cultivate virtue directly, yet liberal society continues to need it. The requisite moral teaching, Reisert concludes, should be provided instead by families, religious organizations, and other civil associations.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801440960
SKU
V9780801440960
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Joseph Reisert
Joseph R. Reisert is Harriet S. and George C. Wiswell Jr. Assistant Professor of American Constitutional Law in the Department of Government at Colby College.

Reviews for Jean-Jacques Rousseau: A Friend of Virtue
"Joseph R. Reisert sheds much light on Rousseau's understanding of how to educate people to virtue within societies whose devotion to virtue is somewhat less than singleminded. Among the many strengths of the book is its treatment of the underappreciated role of friendship in moral education. Reisert demonstrates that Rousseau hoped to educate his readers to virtue by establishing himself ... Read more

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